Psi1 Piscium

Summary

Psi1 Piscium (Psi1 Psc, ψ1 Piscium, ψ1 Psc) is a binary star in the constellation Pisces. It is approximately 280 light years from Earth, based on its parallax.[1]

ψ1 Piscium
Location of ψ1 Piscium (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pisecs
ψ1 Psc A
Right ascension 01h 05m 40.95527s[1]
Declination +21° 28′ 23.4489″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.273[2]
ψ1 Psc B
Right ascension 01h 05m 41.71111s[3]
Declination +21° 27′ 55.6120″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.455[2]
Characteristics
ψ1 Psc A
Spectral type A1V + A4V[4]
U−B color index −0.12[5]
B−V color index −0.04[5]
ψ1 Psc B
Spectral type A0Vn[6]
U−B color index −0.17[5]
B−V color index −0.06[5]
Astrometry
ψ1 Psc A
Radial velocity (Rv)−3.90±2.9[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 44.49[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −14.82[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.86 ± 0.68 mas[1]
Distance280 ± 20 ly
(84 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.71[8]
ψ1 Psc B
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.20±3.6[9] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 54.952[3] mas/yr
Dec.: −15.938[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.3778 ± 0.0506 mas[3]
Distance287 ± 1 ly
(87.9 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.89[8]
Orbit[4]
Primaryψ1 Psc Aa
Companionψ1 Psc Ab
Period (P)14.44±0.26 yr
Semi-major axis (a)114.3±1.7
Eccentricity (e)0.519±0.027
Inclination (i)77.43±0.81°
Longitude of the node (Ω)134.8±1.2°
Periastron epoch (T)B 2007.512±0.041
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
305.4±2.3°
Details
ψ1 Psc Aa
Mass2.2[10] M
ψ1 Psc Ab
Mass1.7[10] M
Details
ψ1 Psc B
Mass2.6[3] M
Radius2.2[3] R
Luminosity57[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.04[3] cgs
Temperature10,694[3] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)250[11] km/s
Age210[3] Myr
Other designations
ψ1 Psc, 74 Psc, ADS 899 AB, CCDM J01057+2128
ψ1 Psc A: BD+20°156, HD 6456, HIP 5131, HR 310, SAO 74482
ψ1 Psc B: BD+20°157, HD 6457, HIP 5132, HR 311, SAO 74483
Database references
SIMBADψ1 Psc A
ψ1 Psc B

The two components of Psi1 Piscium are both A-type main-sequence stars.[4][6] The primary has an apparent magnitude of 5.273, while the secondary is slightly dimmer, with an apparent magnitude of 5.455.[2] The primary itself is a close binary, with two A-type stars that orbit each other every 14.44 years.[4]

Psi1 Piscium is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 22.5 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 22,800 and 24,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.[12]

Naming edit

In Chinese, 奎宿 (Kuí Sù), meaning Legs (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of ψ1 Piscium, η Andromedae, 65 Piscium, ζ Andromedae, ε Andromedae, δ Andromedae, π Andromedae, ν Andromedae, μ Andromedae, β Andromedae, τ Piscium, 91 Piscium, υ Piscium, φ Piscium and χ Piscium. Consequently, the Chinese name for ψ1 Piscium itself is 奎宿十六 (Kuí Sù shíliù, English: the Sixteenth Star of Legs.)[13]

References edit

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  7. ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
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  11. ^ Howe, K. S.; Clarke, C. J. (January 2009). "An analysis of v sin (i) correlations in early-type binaries". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (1): 448–454. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392..448H. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14073.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 120183969.
  12. ^ Psi-1 Piscium A (HIP 5131)
  13. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 19 日